Making money with ibotta is quick and easy!

I love the new ibotta application that is available for Android, iPhone, and iPad (the iPad must have a camera). This is a free application that allows the users to earn real cash quickly. You purchase designated products, scan the receipt and the bar code of the item and they deposit real money into your account. I signed up and within four minutes I had already earned $6.25. (Five dollars from the referral bonus and $1.25 from purchasing Kellogg’s Corn Flakes). I had already purchased the Corn Flakes for 49 cents at Walmart (I price matched and used a $1.50 coupon from Kellogg’s Family Rewards). All I had to do was scan my receipt, scan the bar code and submit it. It was really that easy. My 49 cent box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes turned into a $5.76 money maker.

Right now they are offering a $5 sign up bonus for people who sign up through this link: http://ibotta.com/r/xy9YQ This offer will end Friday, January 11th at noon. You will receive the $5 bonus after you have redeemed your first offer. (You have to purchase the product, scan the receipt and submit it before the offer is considered “redeemed”). You have to download the application by Friday at noon to be eligible for the offer, but you have until January 17th to redeem your first offer.

If you do not have an Android or an iPhone but your spouse or friend does, you can download the application on their phone (it’s free). You do not have to have the phone with you in the store, you will only need it when you redeem offers.

You will need a paypal account to access the funds from ibotta. If you don't already have one you can set one up here for free https://www.paypal.com/home

Many of you have had questions about this application so I have created a tutorial for you. I took pictures of my phone to help show you how to use the application. Please excuse the scratches and finger smudges (I tried to wipe them off). My phone is well loved and used lol. This post will be a little long since I am giving you step by step directions. When you actually use the application it will take less time than it will to read this post. I promise it is very easy.

Step 1: View the offers.

The offers that are still available will have a pink rectangle under them. The pink rectangle shows you the maximum amount that you can earn for that product.

If the item has a grey rectangle under it and the word "complete" that means you have completed the tasks for that item and will be reimbursed the designated amount after purchasing the item.

You can scroll through the items just by swiping your finger across the screen.

Step 2: Touch the pink square under the item that you want to purchase. You will now see a screen similar to the one below. The white circles are tasks that you must complete to earn money when you purchase the item. The amount you earn for each task is written in pink above the white circle. The more tasks you complete the more you earn.

Step 3: Complete the tasks for the item. Touch the white button and it will bring up the task that you must complete. The first task for this item was "learn a fact". On the screen below you see the fact, all you have to do is read it.

Step 4: Verify that you have completed the task. Just touch the pink rectangle at the bottom labeled "Learn the fact $.25" When you submit the task you will see a black square pop up with a pink circle in the middle. It will show the amount of money that is being added for that product. In this example it shows "adding $.25".

Step 5: You will be taken back to the original screen for the product. Notice that the circle of the task that you have completed is now grey. Select another task by touching the white circle.

Step 6: Complete the other offers. Once you have completed all of the offers you will see that all of the circles are grey like in the photo below. Please note that these are potential earnings, you do not earn the money until you have purchased the item and submitted the required information.

Other tasks may include posting the offer to facebook, reading a recipe, reading a nutrition fact, answering a quick question etc. They are all very easy. To complete the task just the pink rectangle at the bottom.

If you had to answer a question, just touch the button beside the answer you would like to select and then touch the pink rectangle.

Step 7: After you have purchased the item, touch the redeem icon at the bottom right of the screen.

Step 8: Select the store that you shopped at. In my case I shopped at Walmart.

Step 9: Upload the receipt. Select the pink rectangle at the bottom of the screen labeled "Upload Receipt"

A message will now pop up with instructions on how the receipt must be uploaded.

You must capture the full receipt including the total

Product codes are clearly legible.

Image is focused and well-lit, and the receipt is not wrinkled. (A little wrinkles is o.k. they just have to be able to read it.

For long receipts, use Add Section button to take multiple photos. (Just keep snapping photos of each section of your receipt until you get to the end. The important things to make sure you get in the photo are the stores logo, the product you purchased, and the end of the receipt showing the total. If you miss a few items on the receipt it will be fine as long as you have the other info.)

Step 10: Once you have read the insturctions, touch the pink rectangle labeled "continue". You will now see a screen that looks like the one below. (Please excuse the smudges, these are water smears from me cleaning my phone).Step 11: Position your phone over the receipt so that the store's logo is matched up with the "store logo" and is completely inside the pink box shown. Then tap the pink icon with the camera labeled "take photo"Step 12: If the receipt is a long receipt, click the pink camera icon in the photo above and take additional photos. Continue to click the camera icon until you have finished taking the photos. Once you are finished taking the photos, hit the black icon labeled "submit". It is located to the left of the camera icon.Step 13: You will now see a pop up screen that will instruct you to tap the box next to each product that you have purchased on that receipt. Touch the pink rectangle labeled "continue"

You will be taken back to a screen where you will select the products that you have purchased at that store. If you have purchased multiple products on the same receipt you can select multiple items from this list. Touch the square beside the item that you have purchased.Step 14: Once you touch the square you will immediately be taken to a screen like the one below. Hold the square over the bar code of the product. You do not have to press anything, it automatically scans it when the bar code is within the pink square.You will see a brief screen pop up stating that the product matched.Step 15: You will now be taken back to the screen with the list of products. Notice that the item that you just scanned the bar code for now has a pink check mark in the box beside it. This means that the purchase has been verified. If you have purchased additional products, tap the box next to the item and you will be taken back to the bar code scanner. Once you have scanned all of the bar codes for the items on that receipt tap the pink rectangle labeled "Submit Receipt"You will now see this screen while the transaction is processing.When it has finally finished processing you will see this screen. Click the "OK" icon and it will take you back to the offers.Step 16: Now all you have to do is wait for a notification from ibotta that the money has been deposited into your account. Once the money has been deposited you can transfer it to your paypal account. It only took them a few hours to verify and deposit my money. I am amazed at how quick they are.Here are a few more tips for you:If you want to know if a product qualifies for an offer before you buy it from the store, select the offer you are checking on from the application screen. Touch the little square with all of the lines at the top right of the offer.This will bring up the bar code scanner. Place the scanner over the item you are checking. You will get one of the following messages:Offer matchedOffer not matchedTo check on your account balances etc click on the square iwth the veritical white lines at the top left of the offer page.The square will bring up the page below.Offers: this icon will take you back to the home screen to view all of the available offers.Redeem: this icon will take you to the screen where you can submit your receipts for the offers.Withdraw Cash: this screen will show you how much money has been credited to your account. Once your receipts have been verified they will be added to this amount. You can select "Get My Cash" from this screen and have your money transferred to your paypal account. You can also choose to donated the money to a school of your choice or the United Way.Account History: this screen will show you every offer that you have redeemed, if it has been completed or if it is still pending. It also gives you a summary of your earnings.Invite Friends: this screen gives you the option to invite your friends via facebook, twitter, contacts, or you can copy your referral link.Settings: this screen allows you to change your email address, connect your account with facebook and to set the notifications you would like to receive from ibotta.Help: this screen is a little tricky. The page it brings up is mostly just an advertisement. You actually have to scroll all the way to the bottom and select "help center" at the very bottom to get any type of help. This is written in tiny pink writing. When you click on the help center at the bottom it brings up a screen with help topics. It also gives you the option to email customer service.